Twitter Giveaway | Win a Blue Microphones Yeti Pro

Whether you’re recording your guitar riffs, band practice, vocals, podcast, voice overs, YouTube videos or even communicating on Skype or iChat, give yourself the highest quality audio!

Yeti Pro  is the world’s first USB and XLR microphone combining studio standard 24 bit/192 kHz digital recording resolution—the highest digital resolution on the market – with analog XLR output. MSRP $249.99

How to Enter:

Step 1: Become a Twitter follower (if not already) of @BlueMicrophones at http://twitter.com/BlueMicrophones

Step 2: Tweet the following message and supply a response in the blank:

I just entered to #win a Yeti Pro from @BlueMicrophones to record – bit.ly/HRhoiJ #ChooseBlue

Do not forget to include the hashtag #ChooseBlue – This is very important to actually being counted in the drawing!

Limit one entry per person.

Winner will be picked at 4 pm PST on Monday April 23, 2012  @BlueMicrophones will direct message the winner with details on collecting the Yeti Pro. Winner has 72 hours to respond or an alternative winner will be chosen.

What are the start and end dates?

This Sweepstakes starts at 5 pm Pacific Time (PT) on April 17, 2012 , and ends at 4 p.m. PT on April 23, 2012 (“Entry Period”). The Entry Period consists of 6 days (Tuesday- Monday).

Shure @ You Tube | How Shotgun Microphones Work

This is an educational video about “How Shotgun Microphones Work.” To access the full library of Shure educational materials, please visit: http://www.shure.com/americas/support/publications.

Audio-Technica Introduces New System 8 Wireless

Audio-Technica, a leading innovator in transducer technology currently celebrating “50 Years of Passionate Listening,” is introducing its new System 8 VHF Wireless Systems. Featuring sleek, stackable, contemporary styling, Audio-Technica’s System 8 Wireless Systems are designed for reliable performance, easy setup and clear, natural sound quality at affordable price points. Available in handheld, headworn, guitar, lavalier and body-pack configurations, these single-channel, fixed-frequency systems are available in three traveling VHF frequencies (169.505, 170.245 and 171.905).

The System 8 units offer reliable performance and durable construction. Features include an advanced dipole antenna system for extended operating range; Power, RF and AF Peak indicators; Volume control, ¼” output jack and user-adjustable squelch; rugged unidirectional dynamic element on handheld microphone/transmitter; variable microphone trim control and multi-color battery/power indicator (with AA operation on transmitters); and professional locking connector on the UniPak® body-pack transmitter.

Audio-Technica’s seven System 8 configurations will be available April 2012 with pricing as follows:

ATW-801 Basic System (includes ATW-R800 receiver and ATW-T801 UniPak transmitter)
U.S. MSRP: $149.95

ATW-801/G Guitar System (includes ATW-R800 receiver and ATW-T801 UniPak transmitter with AT-GcW guitar/instrument input cable)
U.S. MSRP: $174.95

ATW-801/H Headworn microphone System (includes ATW-R800 receiver and ATW-T801 UniPak transmitter with PRO 8HEcW headworn microphone)
U.S. MSRP: $249.95

ATW-801/H92 Headworn Microphone System (includes ATW-R800 receiver and ATW-T801 UniPak transmitter with PRO 92cW headworn microphone)
U.S. MSRP: $324.95

ATW-801/H92-TH Headworn Microphone System (includes ATW-R800 receiver and ATW-T801 UniPak transmitter with PRO 92cW-TH headworn microphone [beige])
U.S. MSRP: $324.95

ATW-801/L Lavalier Microphone System (includes ATW-R800 receiver and ATW-T801 UniPak transmitter with omnidirectional lavalier microphone)
U.S. MSRP: $224.95

ATW-802 Handheld Microphone System (includes ATW-R800 receiver and ATW-T802 handheld dynamic unidirectional microphone/transmitter. Includes AT8456a Quiet-Flex™ stand clamp)
U.S. MSRP: $174.95

For more information, please visit www.audio-technica.com

Rode Rocks | Worldwide Band Competition

Rode Microphones has announced “Rode Rocks – Worldwide Band Competition” designed to locate and reveal the best in independent, unsigned talent around the world and reward them with an all expenses paid recording session in Hollywood with renowned producer Alain Johannes, as well as studio prize packs consisting of microphones and speakers.

More details you can find on AudioProNews.Com

Full terms and conditions are available on the competition website. Visit www.roderocks.com now to enter!

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